UNDF Commander Torus has ordered the alert status to be raised to AMBER. This is due to the Miliaris situation and fears of Clone unpredictability. AMBER status means an attack is not thought likely but that there should be increased caution.
Torus has also announced that Firefly has accepted a formal role of Deputy Commander of the UNDF alongside Stella.
A train carrying ammunition has exploded on Cloneworld, luckily in a rural area meaning that no casualties have been reported. However, half an hour earlier the train was passing close to the summer dacha of Admiral Anderson, the head of the Clone Star Empire. Analysts say that if the train had exploded there it could have devastated the dacha complex.
Anderson was not at the dacha at the time, though had been scheduled to stay there this week but changed his plans due to the Miliaris situation. Clone Army experts are now examining the wreckage of the train to see if it was caused by foul play.
The Z26 Halogen is one of the iconic weapon systems of the Clone Defence Forces, well over 15,000 have been built since the early Clone Wars and over 8,000 remain in service with the Clone Air Force and Clone Naval Air Service. Production has finally ended for good after the last few examples were built fro the CNAS.
Work is now on-going on the Future Universal Helicopter programme (FUHX). This is expected to enter service around 2130 (although a prototype has yet to be revealed). The CAF aim to replace all of their Halogens by 2140 though that may be ambitious.
UNDF is reporting that three senior Clone Defence Force officers, including the head of space defence in the Cloneworld system, have been removed from their roles and may even be under arrest. All three are thought to have disagreed with Admiral Anderson's decision to redeploy an entire legion to Miliaris.
Anderson is understood to have warned that dissent will not be tolerated and is "unpatriotic".
Admiral Anderson has ordered the entire 13th Legion of the Clone Army, which is currently on Austini 55, be redeployed to Miliaris. This would be a major undertaking and require the bulk of the Clone Space Fleet's amphibious warfare assets. Moving the legion to Miliaris would greatly increase the military forces on the planet.
Some CDF critics have said sending an entire legion would be expensive, time consuming and unnecessary however, Anderson has lost patience with Miliaris. He has vowed to crush the insurgency once and for all.
Officials from the Commonwealth of Interstellar Nations (CIN) are visiting Cloneworld and are expected to travel on to Molab next week to meet with representatives of Freedom Miliaris. CIN are trying to get the ceasefire resumed on Miliaris. A key problem however is the reluctance of the Clones to stick to the existing agreement.
Admiral Anderson is reported to have said the ceasefire violated Clone sovereignty. CIN and the UNP are putting pressure on the Clones to change their minds.
Two Mariner 56A light patrol craft have joined the UNDF fleet. These are 56-107 Metronome and 56-108 Mighty. The UNDF have committed to building an eventual fleet of twenty.
Two of the stop-gap fleet of Okra 86L patrol ships (modified Coril shuttles) have been withdrawn from service. Their identities have not been disclosed. UNDF are looking into the possibility of converting them into standard shuttles.
Two Cosmos CG cruisers, fitted out for ground attack, have joined the Clone forces at Miliaris. They have begun to support Clone Defence Force operations against the Freedom Miliaris militant group. It has been reported that three suspected FM positions were attacked by the Cosmos from orbit and badly damaged.
An FM source has said that innocent civilians were killed in the attacks. They have continued to launch drone and mortar attacks on Clone Army positions though said to be of limited effectiveness.
Molab have ordered three more Pentekonter 259M patrol ships to join their existing fleet of 15. Although it is expected that Molab will buy Dino ships to replace their Kalahati Tuul fleet, Molab will continue to invest in their UNDF built fleet.
Molab have also ordered upgrades for their 3 Isometric-EMM frigates, thought to be to the tactical systems including Zip cannons.
The head of the Clone Star Empire, Admiral Anderson, has called a state of emergency on Miliaris following the deadly attacks by Freedom Miliaris. Curfews will be raised across the planet, extra troops and aircraft are arriving on the planet to augment the hard pressed defence force.
The Clones have re-established the communication connection between Miliaris and the rest of the empire. The Clone Air Force has launched dozens of attacks on positions across the planet.
It has been reported that the Tarbotians have attempted to steal a Black Triangle during a test. The Tarbotians took advantage of the lack of full info-security on the ship due to it's test status, an UNDF spokesman later said that the Tarbotians would not be able to use their hacking system on a normal ship. The Black Triangles will be retrofitted with full info-security.
The ship's crew managed to stop the hijacking due to quick thinking and alerted an escorting UNDF ship which was able to attack and damage the Tarbotian ship. The Tarbotians fled back towards their base.
Freedom Miliaris have launched the attacks they promised on the Clones following the Clone massacre of Eritran villagers. Hundreds of drones have been launched, dozens of mortar attacks have also been fired. Nearly all Clone military sites and positions on Miliaris are reported to have been attacked to some extent.
The most devastating attack was on the main communication centre near the capital. The site is reported to have been totally destroyed, cutting Miliaris off from the rest of the empire.
There are reports that Clone Army troops have conducted a massacre at an ethnic Eritran village on Miliaris. Clone troops surrounded the village and then conducted a merciless bombardment of the village, before moving in and killing everyone they found. Details of the attack have horrified the CIN and UNP.
Freedom Miliaris have vowed to launch "total war" against the Clones. They said thousands of drones are being prepared to launch attacks.
Clone Army troops have entered a number of majority ethnic Eritran areas on Miliaris on the hunt for Freedom Miliaris militants. Gunfire has been reported at a number of locations, K85 COIN aircraft have also made a number of strikes on suspected militant targets though the Clone Defence Forces are not releasing any details.
Freedom Miliaris say they are not making any attacks in respect of the Commonwealth of Interstellar Nations call for a ceasefire, however if the Clones do not withdraw from the ethnic areas then Freedom Miliaris say they will resume their campaign.
The K59 Flashlight, formerly known as the K58AD, is a new light fighter for the Clone Air Force which will be deployed to secondary planets in the Clone Star Empire. The K59 is another variant of the K03 Pterodactyl advanced trainer which has a hybrid ducted fan with an electric economy mode. The K58 Raptor is a COIN version.
The K59 replaces the K47 Freedom in production, this light fighter has lost favour with the CAF. The K59 is cheaper to operate and has better capabilities, plus the fact pilots will train on the K03 means they will be able to convert to the K59 much easier.
The Dinos, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Interstellar States (which includes the Free Eritran States), has called on both Freedom Miliaris and the Clones to stand down from the sudden heating up of the conflict on Miliaris. The Dinos said that the insurgency should end but also the Clones need to honour the ceasefire agreement which includes greater autonomy for Miliaris.
Freedom Miliaris have launched another attack at the CDF, a small airbase was hit by mortar fire. No aircraft were destroyed but base facilities were damaged. The Clone Air Force have launched air raids on a number of suspected insurgent villages.
Freedom Miliaris have restarted their conflict against the Clone Army on Miliaris. Over 150 drones were launched at the main army base, despite the improved aerial defences of the base there was substantial damage caused.
Nearly 100 drones also attacked the main air base, the K85s were caught on the apron and destroyed, other base facilities were damaged. Mortar fire has also been reported at three smaller CDF facilities.